Practice by city · November 2026
Real Estate in Philadelphia: lateral monitor
Lawyers who changed firm in Real Estate in Philadelphia over the last 12 months, set against the practice and the city as a whole.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 25
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- 24.0%
- Partner share of moves
- 53
- Lateral moves, three yearsThree years to October 2026
What the data show
Sartori & Partners data show 25 lateral moves in Real Estate in Philadelphia from November 2025 to October 2026, 1.7% of the practice's moves.
| Measure | Here | Real Estate | Philadelphia | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 24.0% | 28.9% | 25.9% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves | 20.0% | 14.6% | 10.7% | 12.7% |
| Associate share of moves | 56.0% | 56.4% | 61.5% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level (three years) | 11.3% | 14.2% | 11.5% | 12.3% |
| Changed city | 23.8% | 20.4% | 22.1% | 20.5% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 28.0% | 44.0% | 39.6% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | - | rose (+7.9%) | rose (+24.5%) | rose (+9.0%) |
12 months to October 2026 unless the row says three years; a row switches to three years for every column when this page's 12-month value is not published. A dash is a value we do not publish. Flat means a change under 5% or inside the noise of the two counts.
Set against the Real Estate practice as a whole, the share hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers stands out most: 28.0% here against 44.0%, below it. Against all moves in Philadelphia, the widest gap is the share hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers, which is lower here: 28.0% against 39.6%.
- Partner24.0%
- Counsel20.0%
- Associate56.0%
Over the three years to October 2026, 53 lawyers moved in Real Estate in Philadelphia. They joined 33 different firms. 11.3% stepped up a level on the move and 25.0% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 32.1% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- 1,000+ lawyers28.0%
- 400-999 lawyers20.0%
- 150-399 lawyers20.0%
- under 150 lawyers32.0%
Partners account for 24.0% of movers, near the market's 27.7%.
- 1,000+ lawyers32.1%
- 400-999 lawyers25.0%
- 150-399 lawyers25.0%
- under 150 lawyers17.9%
28.0% of arrivals went to firms with 1,000+ lawyers, against 53.6% market-wide.
The practice accounts for 9.3% of all lateral moves in Philadelphia. Over the three years to October 2026, 56.6% of movers came from another firm in Philadelphia itself. A change of city came with 23.8% of moves (market 20.5%).
Deals in Real Estate in Philadelphia
Sartori & Partners data count 40 over the three years to October 2026.
Real estate work is involved in 85.0% of them.
Ballard Spahr ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 6-10 band.
| Rank | Firm | Deals (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ballard Spahr | 6-10 |
| 2 | Greenberg Traurig | 6-10 |
| 3 | Fox Rothschild | 3-5 |
| 4 | Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath | 3-5 |
Time to partner in Real Estate in Philadelphia
24 lawyers were promoted to partner in Real Estate in Philadelphia over five years, according to Sartori & Partners data.
The median time from first year of practice to partner is 10.0 years, with the middle half between 9.0 years and 13.0 years, against a market median of 10.0 years. 73.9% made partner within 12 years.
These figures rest on 23 promotions.
Specialities in Real Estate in Philadelphia
Over the three years to October 2026, Commercial Real Estate Transactions was involved in 49.1% of moves in Real Estate in Philadelphia, then Real Estate Finance with 47.2%.
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Edition November 2026. Window: November 2025 to October 2026. Source: Sartori & Partners, from public law-firm announcements, firm websites and professional profiles, checked monthly. Methodology. Spot an error? [email protected].
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